CN105576085B - The method for manufacturing the method for luminescent device and manufacturing group III nitride semiconductor - Google Patents

The method for manufacturing the method for luminescent device and manufacturing group III nitride semiconductor Download PDF

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CN105576085B
CN105576085B CN201510729034.9A CN201510729034A CN105576085B CN 105576085 B CN105576085 B CN 105576085B CN 201510729034 A CN201510729034 A CN 201510729034A CN 105576085 B CN105576085 B CN 105576085B
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The invention discloses a kind of method for manufacturing luminescent device and the methods for manufacturing group III nitride semiconductor.In well layer, by MOCVD with to the identical temperature of temperature used in well layer under formed the first InGaN protective layer.TMI is supplied by pulsed.TMI supply amount is kept constant with being greater than 0 μm of ol/min and being not more than the predetermined value of 2 μm of ol/min.In addition, duty ratio is kept constant with the predetermined value greater than 0 and no more than 0.95.The In ratio of components of first protective layer is almost directly proportional to duty ratio.The In ratio of components of the first protective layer can be easily and accurately controlled, by control duty ratio to have In ratio of components in the range of being greater than 0 atom % and being not more than 3 atom %.

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The method for manufacturing the method for luminescent device and manufacturing group III nitride semiconductor
Technical field
The present invention relates to the method for manufacturing group iii nitride semiconductor light-emitting device and for manufacturing Section III The method of group-III nitride semiconductor, more particularly, the present invention relate to form the group III nitride semiconductor comprising In Method.
Background technique
MQW structure is widely used as the luminescent layer of group iii nitride semiconductor light-emitting device, the sequence in MQW structure Ground is simultaneously repeatedly deposited with InGaN well layer and AlGaN potential barrier.Because barrier layer is formed by AlGaN, the growth of barrier layer Temperature must be higher than the growth temperature of well layer, to obtain excellent crystallinity.Therefore, it is necessary to increase temperature after forming well layer Degree, then grows barrier layer.However, thus leading to luminous efficiency reduction or luminous wave since heating evaporates In from well layer Long variation.Therefore, it is provided between well layer and barrier layer and is grown at temperature identical with the growth temperature of well layer Protective layer, to prevent the evaporation of In.
Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication (special open) the 2010-80619th describe protective layer with AlGaN single layer structure or The layered structure of person GaN and AlGaN.In addition, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication (special open) the 2012-216751st describes protective layer By with a thickness ofThe GaN of (0.6nm) is formed.In addition, Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication (special open) the 2001-332763rd describes Protective layer is formed by the InGaN of the In ratio of components with 7 atom % to 60 atom %.
Because protective layer be grown in at the identical temperature of temperature used in well layer, the crystallinity of protective layer It is low, cause luminous efficiency to reduce.Therefore, inventor in protective layer in research by combining a small amount of In living as surface Property agent (making the impurity of surface planarisation) Lai Tigao crystal quality.The amount of In is less, the reason is that having in conjunction with excessive In opposite Effect and lead to the deterioration of crystal quality.
However, because protective layer with to the identical temperature of temperature used in well layer under grow, protective layer is low It is grown under temperature.In is easily incorporated into crystal at low temperature, and even if supplies the unstripped gas as the source In of minimum Body still includes a certain amount of In in crystal.Therefore, protective layer cannot be nitrogenized by the III-th family with low In ratio of components Object semiconductor is formed.
Summary of the invention
In view of the foregoing, the object of the present invention is to can be formed at a low growth temperature by with low In group At than group III nitride semiconductor made of protective layer.
In one aspect of the invention, it provides a kind of for manufacturing group iii nitride semiconductor light-emitting device Method, the group iii nitride semiconductor light-emitting device include the luminescent layer with MQW structure, this method comprises:
Form luminescent layer by sequentially and repeatedly depositing following layers using MOCVD: well layer, well layer is by including In's Group III nitride semiconductor is made;First protective layer, the first protective layer is by the group III nitride semiconductor system comprising In At the band gap of the first protective layer is equal to or more than the band gap of well layer;And barrier layer, barrier layer are partly led by III-th family nitride System is at the band gap of barrier layer is greater than the band gap of well layer;Wherein
With at the identical temperature of temperature used in well layer, by pulsed supply as the source In unstrpped gas come The first protective layer is formed, to obtain the In ratio of components for being greater than 0 atom % and being not more than 3 atom %.Ratio of components atom % means half The atomic percent of conductor crystal.
It is to repeat the supply of gas and not supplying for gas that pulsed, which is supplied as the unstrpped gas in the source In,.
When pulsed supplies unstrpped gas as the source In, pulse width, pulse cycle, pulse height (as The supply amount of the unstrpped gas in the source In) it can be controlled so as to arbitrary value, as long as the number of pulse is no less than each first protective layer Two pulses.It can be by controlling duty ratio (the ratio between pulse width and pulse cycle) specifically come easily and accurate Ground controls In ratio of components.This is because In ratio of components is almost directly proportional to duty ratio.Duty ratio can be greater than 0 and be not more than 0.95.In order to be easier to control, preferably by duty ratio control in the range of 0.35 to 0.95, and more preferably 0.35 To in the range of 0.75.
The In ratio of components of first protective layer is preferably 1 atom % to 3 atom %, and more preferably 1 atom % is extremely 2.5 atom %, to improve the crystal quality and luminous efficiency of the first protective layer.
The supply amount of unstrpped gas as the source In is preferably more than 0 μm of ol/min and no more than 2 μm of ol/min.As a result, First protective layer has greater than 0 atom % and is not more than the In ratio of components of 3 atom %.
Well layer and the growth temperature of the first protective layer are preferably 700 DEG C to 850 DEG C.Well layer In with higher as a result, Ratio of components, and emission wavelength easily and is accurately controlled.Well layer and the growth temperature of the first protective layer need not complete phases Together, and about ± 10 DEG C of tolerance is allowed.
It can be formed between the first protective layer and barrier layer made of the group III nitride semiconductor comprising Al The Al ratio of components of two protective layers and the second protective layer can make the band gap of the second protective layer greater than the band of the first protective layer Gap.Thus, it is possible to improve the Lattice Matching between the first protective layer and barrier layer, cause the raising of luminous efficiency.
First protective layer can be formed by InGaN or AlGaInN.In addition, the second protective layer can by AlGaN or AlGaInN is formed.
Unstrpped gas as the source In can be the organic metal gas comprising In, for example, trimethyl indium (TMI;In (GH3)3) or triethylindium (TEI;In(C2H5)3)。
In another aspect of the invention, a kind of method for manufacturing group III nitride semiconductor is provided, In, by MOCVD 700 DEG C to 850 DEG C at a temperature of formed include In group III nitride semiconductor in the case where, The unstrpped gas as the source In is supplied by pulsed to obtain greater than 0 atom % and be not more than the In ratio of components of 3 atom %.
Method according to the present invention for manufacturing group III nitride semiconductor, though with to used in well layer In the case where forming the protective layer made of the group III nitride semiconductor comprising In at the identical temperature of temperature, that is, It says, in the case where forming the group III nitride semiconductor comprising In at low temperature, can also be supplied by pulsed and be used as In The unstrpped gas in source reduces In ratio of components.More specifically, In ratio of components can reduce to more than 0 atom % and former no more than 3 Sub- %.
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Since in the case where being considered in conjunction with the accompanying, referring to the described in detail below of preferred embodiment, of the invention is each Kind of other purposes, feature and many attendant advantages will become better understood, it is possible to be readily appreciated that of the invention various Other purposes, feature and many attendant advantages, in which:
Fig. 1 shows the structure of the luminescent device according to embodiment 1;
Fig. 2 shows the structures of luminescent layer 13;
Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 D is to show the schematic diagram of the technique for manufacturing the luminescent device according to embodiment 1;
Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 E is to show the schematic diagram for the technique for being used to form luminescent layer 13;
Fig. 5 is to show the figure of TMI supply amount and the relationship between the time;
Fig. 6 is to show the figure of the relationship between duty ratio and the In ratio of components of the first protective layer 13B;And
Fig. 7 is to show the figure of the relationship between the In ratio of components and relative intensity of the first protective layer 13B.
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Specific embodiments of the present invention are described referring next to attached drawing.However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment party Case.
Embodiment 1
Fig. 1 shows the structure of the group III nitride semiconductor according to embodiment 1.As shown in Figure 1, according to implementation The luminescent device of scheme 1 includes: Sapphire Substrate 10;N-contact layer 11 in Sapphire Substrate 10 is set;It is arranged in N-shaped N-shaped coating 12 on contact layer 11;Luminescent layer 13 on N-shaped coating 12 is set;P-type coating on luminescent layer 13 is set 14;And the P type contact layer 15 on p-type coating 14 is set.In addition, including: that setting exists according to the luminescent device of embodiment 1 Transparent electrode 16 in a part of P type contact layer 15;P-electrode 17 in transparent electrode 16 is set;And setting connects in N-shaped N-electrode 18 in a part of contact layer 11 exposed by groove 19.It is with above-mentioned according to the luminescent device of embodiment 1 The face up type of structure.
Sapphire Substrate 10 is the growth substrates for growing group III nitride semiconductor crystal in its main surface. The main surface is such as face a or the face c.The surface of Sapphire Substrate 10 can coarse chemical conversion point or candy strip, mentioned with improving light Take efficiency.Other than Sapphire Substrate, the substrate made of the material of such as GaN, SiC, ZnO and Si can be used.
AlN buffer layer (not shown) is provided with n-contact layer 11 on the surface of the out-of-flatness of Sapphire Substrate 10. Other than AlN, buffer layer can be formed by GaN or AlGaN.In n-contact layer 11, it is provided with N-shaped coating 12.N-shaped connects Contact layer 11 is such as 1 × 10 by Si concentration18/cm3Or bigger n-GaN is formed.N-contact layer 11 may include having different Si Multiple layers of concentration.N-shaped coating 12 has the superlattices knot for for example wherein alternately and being repeatedly deposited with InGaN and n-GaN Structure.The ESD layer for improving electrostatic breakdown voltage can be formed between n-contact layer 11 and N-shaped coating 12.ESD layer is for example For in the layer for being wherein deposited with undoped GaN and n-GaN.
As shown in Fig. 2, luminescent layer 13 has the MQW structure for being wherein repeatedly deposited with multiple layer units, each layer unit Including well layer 13A, the first protective layer 13B, the second protective layer 13C and the barrier layer 13D deposited in order.Duplicate number is three It is secondary to ten times.Both N-shaped coating 12 and p-type coating 14 are all contacted with barrier layer 13D.The overall thickness of luminescent layer 13 be 500nm extremely 700nm.Will then be described the detailed construction of luminescent layer 13.
On luminescent layer 13, it is sequentially deposited p-type coating 14 and P type contact layer 15.P-type coating 14 can have wherein Alternately and repeatedly it is deposited with the superlattice structure of p-InGaN and p-AlGaN.The In ratio of components of p-InGaN be 5 atom % extremely 12 atom %, and with a thickness of 2nm.In addition, the Al ratio of components of p-AlGaN is 25 atom % to 40 atom %, and with a thickness of 2.5nm.P type contact layer 15 is 1 × 10 by Mg concentration19/cm3Or bigger p-GaN is formed, and with a thickness of 80nm.P-type contact Layer 15 may include multiple layers with different Mg concentration.
Transparent electrode 16 is formed by ITO, with the whole surface of almost blanket p-type contact layer 15.In addition to ito, transparent Electrode 16 can be formed by such as IZO (indium-zinc oxide) or ICO (indium cerium oxide).
P-electrode 17 is provided in transparent electrode 16.It is arranged in the n-contact layer 11 exposed in the bottom surface of groove 19 There is n-electrode 18.Groove 19 is arranged in a part of semiconductor layer, and has from the surface of P type contact layer 15 and extend to N-shaped The depth of contact layer 11.P-electrode 17 and n-electrode 18 have wiring welding disk connected to it and with welding disk it is consecutive, The wire connecting portion extended with linearity pattern.
[specific structure of luminescent layer 13]
The detailed construction of luminescent layer 13 is described next with reference to Fig. 2.
Well layer 13A is formed by InGaN of with In ratio of components, emission wavelength in the range of 380nm to 460nm.Trap The thickness of layer 13A is in the range of 1nm to 5nm.
First protective layer 13B is configured to contact with well layer 13A and on well layer 13A.First protective layer 13B is following Layer, this layer is provided in be formed after well layer 13A prevents In from trap during the temperature for being heated to being used to form barrier layer 13D Layer 13A evaporation.
First protective layer 13B is formed by InGaN, and the band gap of the first protective layer 13B is smaller than the band gap of well layer 13A.In Section III In the case that group-III nitride semiconductor is doped with In, In is used as surfactant, to inhibit on longitudinal direction (thickness direction) It grows and promotes the growth on lateral (direction for being parallel to main surface).Therefore, by will act as surfactant In is integrated in the first protective layer 13B, and the crystal quality of the first protective layer is improved, and which thereby enhances luminous efficiency.However, In the case where In ratio of components is greater than 3 atom %, new crystal defect occurs, and crystal quality deteriorates, and causes device reliable Property reduce, this is undesirable.Therefore, In ratio of components is greater than 0 atom % and is not more than 3 atom %.It is highly preferred that In ratio of components For 0.5 atom % to 3 atom %, and it is further preferred that In ratio of components is 1 atom % to 2.5 atom %.First protective layer 13B can be formed by the group III nitride semiconductor (for example, AlGaInN) comprising In.In addition, because the first protective layer 13B Crystal in In ratio it is small, so crystal can be the GaN doped with In, rather than mixed crystal or In compound semiconductor.So And in the present specification, it is written as InGaN, and be described as mixed crystal.
Because the first protective layer 13B with to the identical temperature of temperature used in well layer 13A under grow, InGaN generally can not be formed to have greater than 0 atom % and be not more than the In ratio of components of 3 atom %.Therefore, according to subsequent institute The forming method stated forms the InGaN with low In ratio of components.
First protective layer 13B with a thickness of 0.2nm to 1.8nm.As used herein, " the thickness of the first protective layer 13B Thickness of the degree " not instead of when the first protective layer 13B formation, even if after forming the heating after the first protective layer 13B Also retain the thickness without the first protective layer 13B being thermal decomposited.Such thickness range reduces in the first protective layer 13B Carrier capture or compound, which thereby enhance luminous efficiency.Thickness more preferably in the range of 0.5nm to 1.0nm, and And it is further preferred that in the range of 2 molecular layers to 3 molecular layers.The thickness of one monolayer and the c-axis of GaN are brilliant The 1/2 of lattice constant is corresponding, and two monolayers with a thickness of 0.5185nm.By the way that the lattice having with well layer 13A is arranged Second protective layer 13C of the close lattice constant of constant, improves the production layer between the second protective layer 13C and well layer 13A Overall crystallinity, which thereby enhance luminous efficiency.
First protective layer 13B is not limited to InGaN, but can be for the group III nitride semiconductor comprising In for example AlGaInN。
Second protective layer 13C is configured to contact with the first protective layer 13B and on the first protective layer 13B.Setting second Protective layer 13C which thereby enhances barrier layer 13D to reduce the difference of the lattice constant between the first protective layer 13B and barrier layer 13D Crystallinity.
Second protective layer 13C is formed by AlGaN.Second protective layer 13C can have arbitrary Al ratio of components, as long as second The band gap of protective layer 13C is bigger than the band gap of the first protective layer 13B.However, the band gap and barrier layer of the second protective layer 13C The difference of the band gap of 13D is preferably smaller.Al ratio of components is preferably in the range of 1.5 atom % to 3.5 atom %, and into one It walks preferably, in the range of 2 atom % to 3 atom %.Second protective layer 13C can be the III-th family nitride comprising Al Semiconductor such as AlGaInN.In this case, In ratio of components can be identical as the In ratio of components of the first protective layer 13B, and The crystallinity expection of second protective layer 13C is improved.
Second protective layer 13C with a thickness of 0.2nm to 1.8nm.Such thickness range reduces in the second protective layer 13C In carrier capture or compound, which thereby enhance luminous efficiency.Thickness is more preferably the range in 0.5nm to 1.6nm It is interior, and it is further preferred that in the range of 0.5nm to 1.1nm.
Barrier layer 13D is formed by AlGaN.Al ratio of components is 3 atom % to 10 atom %, and with a thickness of 1nm to 10nm. Barrier layer 13D is not limited to single AlGaN layer, but may include multiple layers, such as multiple layers with different Al ratio of components.Gesture Barrier layer 13D can be such as AlGaInN of the group III nitride semiconductor comprising Al, as long as the band gap of barrier layer 13D compares well layer The band gap of 13A is big.
In embodiment 1, the layered structure of the first protective layer 13B and the second protective layer 13C are arranged in well layer 13A With the protective layer between barrier layer 13D.However, it is possible to only form the first protection in the case where not forming the second protective layer 13C Layer 13B.In this case, the first protective layer 13B is preferably formed by AlGaInN, with compared with well layer 13A in terms of band gap With bigger difference.
[for manufacturing the technique of luminescent device]
It is described next with reference to Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 D and Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 E for manufacturing shining according to embodiment 1 The process of device.By Atmospheric pressure MOCVD come crystal growth group III nitride semiconductor.Unstrpped gas used in MOCVD It is as described below: ammonia (NH3) it is used as nitrogen source;Trimethyl gallium (TMG;Ga(GH3)3) it is used as the source Ga;Trimethyl indium (TMI;In (GH3)3) it is used as the source In;Trimethyl aluminium (TMA;Al(GH3)3) it is used as the source Al;Silane (SiH4) it is used as n-type doping gas;Bis- (rings Pentadienyl) magnesium (CP2MG;Mg(C5H5)2) it is used as p-type doping gas;And H2And N2As carrier gas.Needless to say, in addition to above-mentioned Except material, it can be used and made by conventional MOCVD material used in the crystal growth of group III nitride semiconductor For unstrpped gas.For example, triethylindium (TEI can be used other than TMI;In(C2H5)3) it is used as the source In.
Firstly, preparing Sapphire Substrate 10, and heating Sapphire Substrate 10 is used for surface cleaning in a hydrogen atmosphere.
Next, by MOCVD 400 DEG C at a temperature of in Sapphire Substrate 10 formed AlN buffer layer (not shown). Other than AlN, GaN and AlGaN can be used.Then, by MOCVD under 1100 DEG C of growth temperature shape on the buffer layer At n-contact layer 11.Then, in n-contact layer 11, N-shaped coating 12 is formed under 830 DEG C of growth temperature by MOCVD (Fig. 3 A).
Then, on N-shaped coating 12, the luminescent layer 13 with MQW structure is formed by MOCVD.By repeatedly depositing Three layer units form luminescent layer 13 to ten layer units, and each layer unit includes the well layer 13A deposited in order, the first guarantor Sheath 13B, the second protective layer 13C and barrier layer 13D (Fig. 3 B).
Here, by the technique to form luminescent layer 13 is described more fully with reference to Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 E and Fig. 5.
Firstly, on N-shaped coating 12, by MOCVD 765 DEG C to 985 DEG C at a temperature of form AlGaN potential barrier 13D (Fig. 4 A).
Then, temperature is reduced to temperature lower than the growth temperature of barrier layer 13D, in the range of 700 DEG C to 850 DEG C Degree, and InGaN well layer 13A (Fig. 4 B) is then formed by MOCVD.Importantly, improving growth temperature to improve well layer The crystal quality of 13A and barrier layer 13D, while keeping desired wavelength.Therefore, the growth temperature of well layer 13A is preferably 750 It DEG C to 850 DEG C, and is further preferably 800 DEG C to 850 DEG C.
Next, on well layer 13A, by MOCVD with to the identical temperature of temperature used in well layer 13A under by InGaN forms the first protective layer 13B (Fig. 4 C).However, permitting for the growth temperature of well layer 13A and the first protective layer 13B Perhaps about ± 10 DEG C of tolerance.
Here, continuously feed the ammonia as nitrogen source when forming the first protective layer 13B, as the source Ga TMG and Carrier gas, and be that (Fig. 5) is supplied by the pulsed for repeating to supply and do not supply to carry out as the TMI in the source In.This passes through It is carried out with scheduled circulation to open and close the valve of TMI supply pipe.The number of pulse can be arbitrary value, as long as pulse Number be no less than two.The supply amount of TMI be greater than 0 μm of ol/min and be not more than 2 μm of ol/min in the range of Predetermined amount is kept constant.In addition, duty ratio D is kept constant with the predetermined value greater than 0 and no more than 0.95.Duty ratio D is pulse The ratio between width t and pulse cycle T, (the TMI service time that t is each cycle T), and D=t/T.
It, can by control duty ratio D because the In ratio of components and duty ratio D of the first protective layer 13B are almost directly proportional Easily and accurately to control In ratio of components.It has almost been determined by TMI supply amount, TMG supply amount and growth time at this Proportionality coefficient in the case of kind.
Then, the first protective layer 13B is formed by control duty ratio D, so that the first protective layer 13B, which has, is being greater than 0 Atom % and the In ratio of components being not more than in the range of 3 atom %.Such In ratio of components of first protective layer 13B can be improved The crystal quality of first protective layer 13B thereby reduces the carrier loss in the first protective layer 13B.Therefore, it can be improved The luminous efficiency of luminescent device.In addition, by controlling In ratio of components at no more than 3 atom %, it is therefore prevented that be integrated to crystalline substance by In New defect caused by body, and inhibit the reduction of device reliability.
The thickness of the first protective layer 13B can be controlled by the number of pulse, so that the first protective layer 13B is formed as having There is the thickness of 0.2nm to 1.8nm.
As mentioned above, the first protective layer 13B of InGaN can supply TMI by pulsed and control duty ratio D And it is formed to have greater than 0 atom % and is not more than the In ratio of components of 3 atom %, which thereby enhance luminous efficiency.In order into one Step improves luminous efficiency, and the In ratio of components of the first protective layer 13B is preferably 1 atom % to 3 atom %, and further preferably Ground is 1 atom % to 2.5 atom %.
When being actually formed the first protective layer 13B, it is difficult to by the control of the In concentration of the first protective layer 13B at no more than 1 × 1016/cm3.Therefore, substantially mean acquisition 1 × 10 " greater than the In ratio of components of 0 atom % "16/cm3Or bigger In concentration In ratio of components.
In addition it is possible to use the TMI of any supply amount (pulse height), if the supply amount of TMI be greater than 0 μm of ol/min and No more than 2 μm ol/min.However, it is preferable that value as small as possible, that is, in MOCVD system it is possible in structure The smallest value.The supply amount of TMI is preferably controlled, so that the speed of growth of the speed of growth than well layer 13A of the first protective layer 13B Slowly.This is the crystallinity in order to improve the first protective layer 13B.
Pulse width t and cycle period T can be arbitrary value, as long as duty ratio D is within the above range.
In addition, the various conditions of the pulsed supply of TMI are (for example, pulse is high in the growth period of the first protective layer 13B Degree or duty ratio D) it can keep constant or change.
Then, on the first protective layer 13B, by MOCVD identical with to temperature used in the first protective layer 13B At a temperature of the second protective layer 13C (Fig. 4 D) is formed by AlGaN.
Next, stopping the supply of unstrpped gas, and temperature is made to increase to higher than the growth temperature of the second protective layer 13C , temperature within the scope of 765 DEG C to 985 DEG C.Although subtracting the second protective layer 13C gradually It is thin, but the second protective layer 13C can retain until barrier layer 13D growth starts, the reason is that the thickness of the second protective layer 13C Degree setting is within the above range.In addition, the presence of the second protective layer 13C prevents In to evaporate from well layer 13A, and inhibit pair The damage of well layer 13A, which thereby enhances luminous efficiency.
Then, restart the supply of unstrpped gas, and on the second protective layer 13C, protected by MOCVD than second The growth temperature of sheath 13C is high, by AlGaN forms barrier layer 13D (Fig. 4 E) at a temperature in the range of 765 DEG C to 985 DEG C. By being grown at a temperature of higher than the temperature of the first protective layer 13B and the second protective layer 13C, barrier layer 13D can be given birth to Grow up to excellent crystallinity, which thereby enhances luminous efficiency.Well layer 13A, the first protective layer 13B and the second protective layer 13C Growth temperature and the difference of growth temperature of barrier layer 13D be preferably 50 DEG C to 200 DEG C.The case where temperature difference is less than 50 DEG C Under, the crystallinity of barrier layer 13D will not be improved sufficiently, and in the case where temperature difference is more than 200 DEG C, the crystallization of well layer 13A Degree deterioration.
Hereafter, on barrier layer 13D, in method identical with methods mentioned above by well layer 13A, the first protective layer 13B, the second protective layer 13C and barrier layer 13D sequentially and are repeatedly deposited several times, are consequently formed with shown in Fig. 2 The luminescent layer 13 of MQW structure.
Next, being sequentially formed p-type coating 14 and P type contact layer 15 on luminescent layer 13 by MOCVD, and pass through Sputtering is vapor-deposited in a part (not forming the part of groove 19 during in next step on it) of P type contact layer 15 It is formed transparent electrode 16 (Fig. 3 C).
Then, dry etching is carried out come shape by the surface of the transparent electrode 16 not formed on it to P type contact layer 15 At the groove (Fig. 3 D) with the depth for touching n-contact layer 11.After forming groove 19, transparent electrode 16 can be formed.
Next, forming p-electrode 17 on the predetermined portions of transparent electrode 16 by vapor deposition, and contacted in N-shaped N-electrode 18 is formed on the predetermined portions of layer 11 exposed in the bottom of groove 19.P-electrode 17 and n-electrode can be initially formed Any one of 18.When p-electrode 17 and n-electrode 18 are formed from the same material, p-electrode 17 or n-electrode can be formed simultaneously 18.Hereafter, activate magnesium by carrying out annealing in a nitrogen atmosphere, and p-type coating 14 and P type contact layer 15 realize p-type Conduction.The annealing conducted for realizing p-type can be carried out before forming p-electrode 17 and n-electrode 18.In addition, in transparent electrode 16 formed by such as ITO and annealed with for its crystallization when, to the annealing of transparent electrode 16 can with realize p-type pass The annealing led is identical.Therefore, the luminescent device shown in FIG. 1 according to embodiment 1 has been manufactured.
By the method for manufacturing the luminescent device according to embodiment 1, though with to temperature used in well layer 13A Spend it is identical in a low temperature of when forming the first protective layer 13B by InGaN, In ratio of components can also be greater than 0 atom % and former no more than 3 Sub- %, the reason is that the unstrpped gas as the source In is pulsed supply.Therefore, it can be improved the crystal matter of the first protective layer 13B Amount, reduces the carrier loss in the first protective layer 13B.Therefore, it can be improved the luminous efficiency of luminescent device.
[experimental result]
It is described below the result for the various experiments carried out according to the luminescent device of embodiment 1.
In the case where pulsed supplies TMI when forming the first protective layer 13B, In group is measured at different duty D At than.Use following four duty ratio D:0,0.25,0.5 and 1.Constant TMI supply amount is 2 μm of ol/min, pulse cycle T It is 12 seconds, and the number of pulse is 2.In addition, the growth temperature of the first protective layer 13B is 820 DEG C.Duty ratio D=0 means not The case where supplying TMI, and duty ratio D=1 means the case where continuously feeding TMI.
Fig. 6 is to show the figure of the relationship between duty ratio D and the In ratio of components of the first protective layer 13B.As shown in fig. 6, As duty ratio D increases from 0, In ratio of components also increases.When duty ratio D reaches 1, In ratio of components is about 3.2 atom %.In group At almost more directly proportional than to duty ratio D.Thus, it is found that can easily and accurately control the first guarantor by controlling duty ratio D The In ratio of components of sheath 13B.According to Fig. 6 it has also been found that, when by duty ratio D control at be not more than 0.95 when, can be by In ratio of components It controls into no more than 3 atom %.More specifically, In ratio of components can be controlled by being 0.35 to 0.95 by duty ratio D control For 1 atom % to 3 atom %, and by being 0.35 to 0.75 by duty ratio D control, In ratio of components can be controlled former for 1 Sub- % to 2.5 atom %.
Fig. 7 is to show the figure of the relationship between the In ratio of components and relative intensity of the first protective layer 13B.In the first protection Layer 13B In ratio of components be 0 atom % (namely the first protective layer 13B is formed by AlGaN) in the case where by light output come Normalizing relative intensity is 1.
As shown in fig. 7, luminous intensity increases with the increase of In component.However, luminous intensity is about 1.7 originals in In ratio of components Reach peak value at sub- % and then starts to reduce.Luminous intensity is increased up the reason of In ratio of components reaches 1.7 atom % and is recognized Crystal quality to be the first protective layer 13B is improved, and thereby reduces the carrier loss in the first protective layer 13B. The reason of luminous intensity reduces in the case where In ratio of components is more than 1.7 atom % is considered as occurring new crystal due to In and lacking It falls into.It can be clearly seen from Fig. 7, even if luminous intensity is still divided into 0 original than In group in the case where In ratio of components is more than 3 atom % Luminous intensity at sub- % is big.However, increasing new defect due to the increase of In, device reliability being caused to reduce.Therefore, In Ratio of components is preferably to be not more than 3 atom %.
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In embodiment 1, the unstrpped gas cause as the source In is supplied with greater than 0 atom % and not by pulsed The InGaN of In ratio of components greater than 3 atom % forms the first protective layer 13B of luminescent layer 13.The invention is not limited thereto, as long as packet Group III nitride semiconductor (for example, InGaN, AlGaInN and AlInN) containing In is formed at low temperature, so that it may which application is originally Invention.For example, present invention could apply to the layers other than the luminescent layer of luminescent device, and can also be applied in addition to hair Semiconductor devices except optical device.
In is integrated to the easy degree in crystal and extremely depends sensitively on growth temperature.When growth temperature is high, In It is difficult to combine.When growth temperature is low, In is easy to combine.
Further, since the structural factor of MOCVD system, TMI supply amount usually at most can be reduced only to certain value.Cause This, in the case where continuously feeding TMI, the In ratio of components of the group III nitride semiconductor comprising In at most can only subtract As low as certain minimum value.
In is easily incorporated into crystal at a low growth temperature.Growth temperature is lower, and the minimum value of In ratio of components is higher. For example, as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7, when growth temperature is 820 DEG C, In ratio of components can at most be only decreased to 3.2 atom %.So And the invention enables the values that In ratio of components can be reduced by more than limit value.More specifically, In ratio of components can reduce to more than 0 atom % and be not more than 3 atom %.
Growth of the present invention for the group III nitride semiconductor (more specifically, InGaN and AlGaInN) comprising In The case where temperature is 700 DEG C to 850 DEG C is effective.By continuously feeding In next life long crystal at this low temperature In the case of, In ratio of components generally can not be decreased to be greater than 0 atom % and no more than 3 atom %.However, it is possible to by applying this hair It is bright to form the group III nitride semiconductor with such In ratio of components.
The luminescent device manufactured according to the present invention may be used as the light source of display equipment or the light source of lighting apparatus.

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1. a kind of method for manufacturing group iii nitride semiconductor light-emitting device, the group III nitride semiconductor hair Optical device includes the luminescent layer with MQW structure, which comprises
Form the luminescent layer: well layer by sequentially and repeatedly depositing following layers using MOCVD, the well layer by comprising The group III nitride semiconductor of In is made;First protective layer, first protective layer is by the III-th family nitride comprising In Semiconductor is made, and the band gap of first protective layer is equal to or more than the band gap of the well layer;And barrier layer, the barrier layer It is made of group III nitride semiconductor, the band gap of the barrier layer is greater than the band gap of the well layer;Wherein
With at the identical temperature of temperature used in the well layer, by pulsed supply as the source In unstrpped gas come First protective layer is formed, to obtain the In ratio of components for being greater than 0 atom % and being not more than 3 atom %, and wherein
It is formed the made of the group III nitride semiconductor comprising Al between first protective layer and the barrier layer The Al ratio of components of two protective layers and second protective layer makes the band gap of second protective layer be greater than first protection The band gap of layer.
2. the method according to claim 1 for manufacturing group iii nitride semiconductor light-emitting device, wherein in pulse When formula supplies the unstrpped gas as the source In, the In ratio of components of first protective layer is controlled by duty ratio.
3. the method according to claim 2 for manufacturing group iii nitride semiconductor light-emitting device, wherein in pulse When formula supplies the unstrpped gas as the source In, the duty ratio is greater than 0 and is not more than 0.95.
4. the method according to claim 3 for manufacturing group iii nitride semiconductor light-emitting device, wherein being used as In The supply amount of the unstrpped gas in source is greater than 0 μm of ol/min and is not more than 2 μm of ol/min.
5. according to any one of claims 1 to 4 for manufacturing the side of group iii nitride semiconductor light-emitting device Method, wherein the well layer and the growth temperature of first protective layer are 700 DEG C to 850 DEG C.
6. the method according to claim 1 for manufacturing group iii nitride semiconductor light-emitting device, wherein described One protective layer is formed by InGaN.
7. the method according to claim 5 for manufacturing group iii nitride semiconductor light-emitting device, wherein described One protective layer is formed by InGaN.
8. the method according to claim 1 for manufacturing group iii nitride semiconductor light-emitting device, wherein described Two protective layers are formed by AlGaN.
9. according to claim 1 to described in any one of 4 and claim 6 for manufacturing group III nitride semiconductor The method of luminescent device, wherein the unstrpped gas as the source In is trimethyl indium.
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